--Previous Message-- : #3 Silly me Pss. Zita de Bourbon-Parma, : Austrian Emperess. : : --Previous Message-- : Almost everything correct, José - except #3. : Victoria, the consort of Friedrich III, was : not yet 61 when she died, and I wouldn't : call that "a very long life". So : we are looking for another Empress. : (Besides, notice the order of things: : "my husband lost his throne, and then : his life...".) : : Any suggestions for #7 - or the link? : : : : --Previous Message-- : : : --Previous Message-- : 1. Amedeo of Savoy, duke of Aosta and King : of : Spain : : 2. D.Duarte, duke of Bragança : : 3. Vicky, Emperess Frederick : : 4. Victoria, queen of England : : 5. Frederik Crown Prince of Denmark : : 6. Ferdinand of B.T.Sicilies, duke of Castro : : 8. Nicholas II Emp. of Russia : : 9. Alfonso XIII King of Spain : : 10. Rupprecht Dk. of Bavaria, aka King : Rupert I of Great Britain : : --Previous Message-- : The time-honoured old recipe once again... : : 1. My father and my brother were kings in my : native country. I was also a king very : briefly, but in a different country. Lately, : my great-grandson has been challenging the : position of my brother’s descendant as head : of our house. : : 2. I am the head of a royal house that lost : its throne a long time ago. My brothers have : remained bachelors, but I have married and : produced heirs – although I was almost 50 : when it finally happened... : : 3. I was an Empress, but my husband lost his : throne, and then his life, far too early. I, : on the other hand, had a very long life. : : 4. I was the longest-reigning monarch in the : history of my country, and I gave my name to : a whole era. : : 5. I am an heir who is about to have a big : celebration. : : 6. I was the head of a no longer reigning : house, though my claim was disputed by : another branch of the family. I passed away : recently. : : 7. By the time I became a king, I had : already reigned for half a century under a : different title. I was forced into exile : when my country was annexed to a : neighbouring country, but now it is : independent again. : : 8. I was the last monarch of my country. My : whole family and I met with a tragic death. : : 9. At the time of my accession, I was : without doubt the youngest monarch in the : world – in fact, I couldn’t have been any : younger. I later lost my throne and died in : exile. : : 10. I was the heir apparent, but before I : could succeed, my family lost its throne. : However, some people also count me among the : legitimate kings of a different country. : : : So, who are we, and what do we all have in : common? : : : : : : : : : :